A United States senator is asking airlines to reverse the increases of reservation change fees recently implemented by United Airlines, US Airways, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, according to an article posted by Nancy Trejos of USA Today. Charles Schumer — a Democrat from New York — claims that the increase in reservation change fees from $150.00 to $200.00 renders it difficult for families on budgets to travel, arguing that they often buy tickets which are not refundable well in advance to secure the best prices even though…

Without any announcement, FlyerTalk members began to notice last month that the Internet service aboard Amtrak trains has been faster — and apparently they were correct. Amtrak is currently in the process of upgrading its on-board AmtrakConnect Internet service and improving overall reliability by implementing 4G mobile data service from multiple mobile operators, according to…

S. Binyomin Ginsberg is a rabbi who flies frequently to give lectures. However, Northwest Airlines dismissed Ginsburg unceremoniously from its WorldPerks frequent flier loyalty program in June of 2008 because he supposedly had the audacity to file 24 complaints within a period of eight months about the airline’s service and sought compensation — prompting him to…

United Airlines announced the launch of the MileagePlus Small Business Network, the first frequent travel loyalty program in the United States which enables businesses to earn and redeem frequent flier program miles, and — once enrolled — participating companies can obtain 1,000 bonus MileagePlus frequent flier loyalty program miles for conducting transactions with 19 participating vendor firms which earn at least 100 miles. This means that…

A de Havilland Dash 8-100 aircraft operated by Piedmont Airlines as US Airways flight 4560 intentionally landed on runway 04L at Newark International Airport late last night with its landing gear retracted as the result of a mechanical issue with the left-hand main gear, sliding on its belly with sparks flying…